China didn’t want to lose the cutting edge of technology. So the idea of having a Sina Weibo was an attempt to compete with Twitter. However, it has no soul – which is freedom of expression. Nevertheless,
It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than producing some product.
The only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.
Maybe [success] is because I’m in China and I’m more open. Maybe it’s my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.
I deal with students every day – from China, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And I’ve noticed that the Chinese students are the least trained in having a sense of aesthetics.
The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out.
![Ai Weiwei Quote - I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/i-curated-this-show-shanghai-biennale-i-was-by-no--683x1024.jpg)
![Ai Weiwei Quote - I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/i-never-had-secure-belonging-feelings-with-this-so-683x1024.jpg)
![Ai Weiwei Quote - Maybe [success] is because I’m in China and I’m more open. Maybe it’s my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/maybe-success-is-because-im-in-china-and-im-more-o-683x1024.jpg)
